I’m not a fan of nepotism.
Unqualified people get things handed to them due to DNA, not because they’re talented/work hard.
With that being said…
Have y’all taken notice of how that loud dude on TV who got into it w/LeBron about this does the same w/his daughter & nephew?
14.10.2025 23:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You missed the entire point.
Which tracks.
14.10.2025 23:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
White people are always shocked by white people, because white people refuse to accept how white people function.
14.10.2025 22:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
If you’re a smart #Michigan fan, you knew this team would lose 2 games at minimum/most in the regular season.
Tonight, our freshman QB played like a freshman and there were some TERRIBLE calls.
But, USC was the better team like OU was.
We win out, and we’re good.
#GoBlue
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12.10.2025 02:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From this week
10.10.2025 14:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump can growl at Black women, but he can't take our shine
Black women are a force of nature, and like a hurricane, that is why they are feared.
I’m biased of course, but I believe Black women are a force of nature, and like a hurricane, that is why they are feared.
my latest for @contrariannews.org -
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
09.10.2025 21:34 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
“From pro basketball to politics, Collier’s actions have reminded us that capitulation and cowardice are choices, given that true democracies are rooted in speaking truth to power and challenging authority to foster transparency and accountability.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/napheesa-c...
09.10.2025 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Ryan Clark has become my go to example of why eliminating journalists for former athletes/coaches is highly problematic.
This is like his 97th apology. He keeps making the same mistake.
There’s room for journalists AND coaches/athletes.
Bring balance back.
09.10.2025 16:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“From pro basketball to politics, Collier’s actions have reminded us that capitulation and cowardice are choices, given that true democracies are rooted in speaking truth to power and challenging authority to foster transparency and accountability.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/napheesa-c...
09.10.2025 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
My timeline….
😂
09.10.2025 02:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Ballgame.
A’ja!
09.10.2025 02:30 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Head coaches have taught me to never listen to what they say about a job.
Words by me.
09.10.2025 02:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Phee rules.
08.10.2025 21:56 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Between what’s happening with the head football coach at UNC and the head football coach at Colorado, they — along with their significant others/offspring — have been the origin of so many discussions that people have seemingly forgotten that this is Arkansas’ interim head coach.
08.10.2025 23:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You’re doing irreparable damage when your stewardship is described as 'the world’s worst' while Trump is in office.
I wrote about how Napheesa Collier is offering a lesson on confronting failing leadership.
America, please take note.
@contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/napheesa-c...
08.10.2025 21:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We can't compromise with people who want to take our liberties
If Ezra Klein is the white liberal the rest of us are supposed to be counting on in the fight for our collective liberat
Ezra Klein’s remedy for progressing the Democratic Party is to prove to MAGA that “we” like them. Shalise Manza Young explains why that makes absolutely no sense.
@shalisemyoung.bsky.social
07.10.2025 20:57 — 👍 141 🔁 31 💬 16 📌 2
then there’s this empty suit…it’s funny bc a few weeks ago when I said his tweets are funny but there’s no way I want him as the dem candidate in ‘28 I was shouted down. if you aren’t fighting for ALL of us you ain’t shit.
bsky.app/profile/lgbt...
07.10.2025 20:05 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We can't compromise with people who want to take our liberties
If Ezra Klein is the white liberal the rest of us are supposed to be counting on in the fight for our collective liberation, we’re cooked.
if Ezra Klein is the kind of white liberal the rest of us are supposed to be counting on for our collective liberation, we’re cooked.
I know a lot has been said and written about the Klein-Ta-Nehisi Coates sitdown, but I hope you’ll make time for my latest -
contrarian.substack.com/p/we-cant-co...
07.10.2025 19:52 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
The whole “women steal hoodies from men” thing is absolutely hilarious to me.
Why?
Because guess who has never, and will ever, have a hoodie stolen from them?
Me.
I’ll point you to the website where you can choose your size — every time.
07.10.2025 15:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ICYMI
05.10.2025 14:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
She’s gonna like it whenever the rent/mortgage is free for her.
We’re also gonna see about the future of that whole situation very soon, given that tonight he said he thinks his blood clots are back.
05.10.2025 05:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It ain’t gonna be a next year….
05.10.2025 03:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
His only wins are over Delaware and Wyoming.
05.10.2025 03:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From the jump I said this “Coach Prime” experiment at Colorado would only last 3 years and end with him quitting or the school realizing he’s not good.
They just played in their second consecutive game where they blew a 14-0 lead.
This will end soon.
He’s 15-16 at Colorado.
05.10.2025 03:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Pro football has been one thing Trump cannot conquer. The league believes that “football is for everyone.” In a weird way, this move by the NFL — of all organizations — represents defiance and exemplifies the enduring relevance of democracy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/conservati...
03.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Seeing the reaction from supporters, truth tellers, and detractors from Shedeur Sanders’ pantomime interview compared to what Mac Jones said last night about Brock Purdy’s starting position should be the end of this discussion.
Watch both clips.
It’s right there for you.
03.10.2025 15:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pro football has been one thing Trump cannot conquer. The league believes that “football is for everyone.” In a weird way, this move by the NFL — of all organizations — represents defiance and exemplifies the enduring relevance of democracy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/conservati...
03.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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